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Photograph sIoas. Harmed

Nav YoRK, July l2.-rhere wAs a
disastrous fire this evening shortly
before 0 o'clock In the long established
photograph material house Of +. \ II.
T. Anthony, at sol Broadway. The
entire building was quickly Ab'Aze.
Tie ire originated among some chem
icals stored In tho rear Of the third
1oor The Anth3nyo will probably
lose 100000.
q. Collin A 90, dealers In straw
goods on the grouud door, were dan.
aged BY smoke and water several
thousand dollars, a. were tenants In
the bulldogs on either eide. The
building was OF dvs stories and owned
by the estate Of Dol. WasaiaH. Total
loss, fl25,0O0 -Four dfemen were over
come by the heat. 0ne OF them had
10 DO carried from the second door 10
the street and sent 10 the hospital.
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THE BOSS PAINTERS.
Discussion Of the National Apprep.
ttceshtp system.


NEW YoRK, July l2.-The third an
nual convention Of the National Boss
Painters Union opened here this
morning In the large ball Of Masonic
Temple. There were 1872 delegates
present, representing almost every
State In the Union. A number OF
ladies were Interested spectators Of the
proceedings. President John Berger
occupied the chair aud John Beat,ie,
OF the New York Association, delly-
cred the address OF welcome. The
convention will be In session three
days. Its purpose, ss Mr. Beattie en-.
pressed 10 Ia his speech, 10 not 10 crush
the workipgmen, but 10 talk over mat
ters affecting the trade and 10 renew
old acquaintance.
J. b. Sullivan, OF Chicago, chairman
oi the committee appointed by the
master house painters q year sgo 10 re-
port on q national apprenticeship sys-
tenn, sent q report 10 the convention
today, advising the enactment Of q
general apprenticeship Law, and rec.
ommending the establishment Of man.
ual training schools under the dlrec.
ton OF q national committee.
W. NJ. Downie, Of Cleveland, o., op.
posed that system, saying that the
best apprenticeship was In the shop.
He favored an intslligent and linden.
ture system.
John @ Mccarthy, Of Chicato,
spoke in favor Of q general under.
standing with the bosses In other
trades In n gard 10 apprentices.
Mr.. Rssd, OF New York, believed In
manual training In the public schools,
and John Beattie offered q resolution
approving such trail aing and referring
the matter 10 the several boards Of ed
ucation.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted,
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KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Subsidies Voted 90 New Railroad
Enterprises.
lsrkoriL TO rHK ArrEAL.l


KNOXVILLE, TENN, July 1.-THE
Atlanta, Greenville and Western con-
solidated with the Carolina, Knoxville
and Western today, and large mum.
bers Of the directors are here confer.
ring with our citzsns. Thsy held q
conference with the Chamber Of Dom.
mercs this afternoon, and laid the
claims Of the road before that body.
Our City Council has just votsd $50.
600 10 Marietta and North Georgia anu
Cumberland Gap roads. Under the
State law We can only vote $4,000
more 10 roads. This will be voted 10
the Chattanooga, Knoxville and West.
em, and private individuals will sub.
scribe 100000, and Efforts will be
made 10 have the county vote ga, 900
more, which will doubtless Be done.
There seems 10 be little doubt
that work will commence on the road
In ths near future. The Carollnas are
being toasted by our citiz,ns gener.
ally.
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VOL. XLVII---MO. 1863.

was sentenced to the penitentiary in
thai State for four years under the
name Of Jasper Doyle. He no doubt
thought his crime would be for
gotten and himself safe when
bis term expired, but two years
ago visitor at the prison recog-
nizel him and informed the st.
Louis officers OF shes's wheresbou
Detective Browningf from st. Louis,
who identified him, made HE second
trip to Plt,sburQ last week, and was in
the city when Shes's sentence was
served. He returned with Detective
Pat Costello and "Billy" Haye', the
Chicago murderer will 20 to 81. Louis
tonight.
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GAINESVILLE, TENN.
A Man Drops Dead Mortality and
Beviltry Among Negroes.

lsPEofAL TO rHH ArrnAL.l
CLARKsvILLK. Tenn, July l2,-Nr.
Meek, q couniryman from the South
side, was in town this morning mar
keting berries, and, Just after measur.
ing some on. for Mrs. ]. F. Eiwards,
dropped dead on the aoor. He was
very Aeshy and doubtless died from
apoplexy.
Violet Price, c1lored, who served In
TUFTS saloon and restaurant, went TO
a negro ball Of low reputs last night
and fell dead in her partners arms
while whirling In the giddy msz,
Bob McMertrie, q mean, jealous ne.
gro Just of the chain gang for beating
his parsmour, Ella Radcliff, made
another exhibition Of his affections
last night by drawing q dull knife
across his darling's throat and then
skipped ont. He failed TO sever the
jugular and Ella 10 also hiding from
the officers.
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Kspi.Iani Harryins Hone.

NEW YoRK, July l2.-Queen Kap'
iolani, Of the Sandwich Islands, kept
In her hotel today and rested previous
10 beginning her journey to San Fan.
cisco this evening. The Queen and
her party will leave on the $3.50 O'Clock
pm. train from the Gland Central
depot. II Ia not intended 10 make any
break In the journey bstween the two
points,
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THE NEGRO AND The CaURCH,
Attitude OF y Portion OF the south
Car, iina Episco paliaus.

CHARLr ON, 4. u, July l2.-Ths
committs, appointed by the clerical
and LADY delegates who withdrew
from the Docesan Episcopal Conven-
tlon In o. rleston last May, have COM
ploted tn statement Of the cause
which IL 10 their withdrawal.
The cor nitiee begin by search
Ing the history Of the divid-
Ing que on during the last twelve
years , ICY declare that the decision
Of the Bi lop that the convention was
properly organized when oolored oler-
gymen sre sitting as members Of II,
lei them no alterL alive except q dig
nlfed ' thdral. They believe the
seating a oolored clergymen In the
convent IN 10 be not only unconstitu-
tional, b / dangerous; and In this re-
lstlon n all q number OF prece ients.
The con nittee are confident that the
actual o. 4 practical results OF admit
ting colo I'd people into councils aud
churchef on equal terms with the
whites nd be TO force negro social
equality ,on the people. The duty
aud res visibility OF the Church In
the soul n States In regard 10 the
colored pie Ia fully recognised, but
there'is ,all ito take them into our
councils.
In the vol the committee, there
fore, the INVENTION OF 1887 was ille-
gal. The port sets forth that those
who Withdrew represented rn"," than
half OF tbs church membership aud
paying two.thifds Of the conventions
expense, tho bishops fund aud the
missionary iupd. The committee do
clare that they did not withdraw from
the church, and say that u the laity
are not sllIhed with their course others
who are In accord with the bishops
ideas on the subject may be chosen 10
fepfeaant than.
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KILLED BYL IGN rNING,
Nine Hegroe. s,rnck' Dead 10 y
Graveyard.
IsPnofAL TO rHn ApprIL. /

NASHVILLE, tenn, July l2.-As.e-
cial. from Mt. Pleasant, MaurY county,
gives the details Of the killing by
Of nine negroes at Hunters
graveyard, q mile from Mt. Pleasant,
this afternoon. The killed are Lewis
Burch and wife, Tom Rogers,
George Hannah, Emanuel Orr,
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CLARKsDALE, mIss.


10 the Editor Of the Appeals
CLARKsDALE. MIss., July ~ III the
Frans Point oiliz,n knows anything
Of q criminal nature Of which hs has
the proof, touching recent troubles 10
this county, as intimated In his card
In the APPKAL OF yesterday, We call
upon him 10 make public his state
ment OF the facts. and stop his ipsin-
uations. Such statements may be
met by proof OF ialsehood. The In.
situations We consider beneath reply.
MovKn.
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TgNsEssEE WEATHER.
Report for the First week Of July

ESPECIAL TO THn APPHAL.l
NASHVILLE, tenn, July 9-The
Tennessee Weather Service iurnilhes
the following data concerning the
effect Of the weather on the various
crops during the week ending July
8, 1887:
RAINFALL.
From nearly oil parts Of the State
reports come Of generous and well
distributed rains during the week,
which have had most beneficial ef'
feet on the growing crops, especially
corn and cotton. In Smith, Wilson,
Rutherford and Maury counties, ard
other sections oil the Middle division,
where the drouth has been most ee-
verely felt, copious showers have fall
en-, very greatly improving the pros
pects OF the various crops In some
places the unhoused wheat Ia reported
sprouting In the shock, aud In others
the rains have delayed the later hay
harvest.
TEMPERATURE.
The temperature mas been about the
average, only one or two counties re-
porting II below, and the effect on ell
crops has been very favorable.
tussHIsK.
There has been an average amount
Of sunshine during the week. Two or
three counties In the eastern division
report Il above, while in Bledsoe,
Smith, Maury, Hickman, Upton and
Shelby T. IL reported below. The gen.
eral effect, especially on the cora crop,
has been very favorable.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The timely rains, together with the
average temperature and sunshine,
have greatly enhanced the prospects,
OF the growing crops. Early c)rn ID
regarded ne almost an assured crop,
and the prospects for a large yield are
better than for years. II Ia nearly two
weeks esrlier than last year. Cotton
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PINE BLuTY. AK.
Death Of A. ,. Thompses, . Pre- mi.
nest Citizen.

ESPECIAL TO TEE ArrnAL.l
PINE BLuys. ARK, July IA. ].
Thompson, Cashier Of the Citizens
Bank, died here today. His death
created profsund sorrow 10 business
and social circles.
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RAINFALL.
TEMPERATURE.

The temperature has been about the
average, only one or two counties re-
porting II below, and the effect on oil
crops has been very favorable.
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MhisI,, 1. MN snIn.

From tie Tu.apoosa. ga. Journal
1t /, becoming avery common thing
to 90 u drunken MN, ju,' u though
this were not prohibition county,
and it Is u lamcntab.r tact that uu-
princip'cd men are smuggling whisky
and eyadiug the law, aud it Is also a
deplorNbc fact that our town and
county authorities make Little il any
effort o. enforce the law As the
strict enforcement OF al laws Is the
only safe guarantee any county can
give it, people, every good man and
woman should see that the law in this
respect i, strictly enforced, in the
spirit &, We, rs the letter of the
law.
If the wine rooms of Atlanta are u
disgrace to that fair city, how much
more the blind tigers" OF our cJun-
ty; Men who buy whisky III your
town tell me there are good men there
who voted for prohibition, that know
there +, whisky sold there, and know
the paruc, handling it, aud vet
quietly allow the Internal traffic To
20 on uumolcsted 1t /, a disgrace
and an imposition on the good PEG
pm, and ON the othe wise tair name
OF Ialapo)sa and our county, that
enemies To- the public welfare OF
Chri ,iMuty, aud TO every good and
noble Notwithstanding in strAillc
that tends ID pun down the walls Of
society, and clogs the wheels of pro-
gres-, ~Aod,d 20 on unpublished.
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NEw YORK NOrr>

NEW YORK, June a. The Daily
Commerciu, Bulletin, in it, monthly
fire record. pnce, los-c, for May at
S1o636 300. These figures are $500
600 larger than the average Tor May
during the past twelve years, and
larger than those of May l>sG, by
s3.G36.5Uo. The total fire waste for
the months of lSNG, amounts TO SOL
$4,000 against Slllj,ooO for the cor
londiug period OF lNN6. The losses
gwen do not include the forest fires.
THE VANDALGA SYSTEM.
Henry :. lvis, the newly elected
president of tho Nandalia railway
system, reached here yesterday from
the west. whore he had completed the
purchase ot,hst line, This purchaGe,'
aid Mr. Ives, gives u IA line from
81. Louis to The scab GARD Via NaudAlia,
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton.
The Dayton and lronton and the
Baltimore md ohio Of So miles n
against gil via Nandalia and icunsyl-
vana. The DAYTON and lrouton and
the Dayton and Chicago have been
cons oldatcd and named the
Dayton Fort Wayne and Chicago.
Ihi, inc is virtually owned by the
enc matt. Hamilton and Daytcu
with which during this month II viii
hc c)u-oiidulcI. Tnc - .yton aud
lroutCu is building huc through
he LOCKING Valley coal tit.d, with "a
junction of the Baltimore and Ohio.
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S'A1E EXECUTIVE n.
OF W
ANTI-PROHIBI1Io,

CP ". CTIs s,s CHA saa@pi,rm! nsp, v,I
etaries, Waco. "'' Las
First Distiict-w
i6e er. man, d. Beaumont t. \
Second Distric,Lwlve
iI d,a ri, d. Hender" an. W
icy :, Chairman. r.. lien,dLln'
Third district " ly'qq%Gf,N
man. i,lan H. y Marshall, r. f Il 6i'
Fourth Districl-Coo.
chairman Chairman, D., Jcnerg.eoUoii g +,
chas!l.rman. Il. L,ndGa 'On' Il
n,l rum IN District. i d. pa.
c '',a1t "a, sIii.r9 Gn. spriass,;: 'i
sixth District Come ,',y
chairman, y Tyler !. GnG +
chairman, Il, Tyler. ~ "a
seventh Disirict-p 4
chairman, d.. MN. ~
Eighth Di,tric't'1.,tf, o IL
mon. -, Nayasota W. On
Ninth Dis'rict-w u
man. y. llousto,' H. H. Cn
chairlnap. L., Houston I''AaN
ichth Di,trici-V j,
chairman, D., Ga.ye,%lo., l. ID
Eleventh District 80 ~
chairman, d. lIaiie,,',,,B D. !
Green, H.. Column ''nDG n
Twelfth Diatric'~i ,,
chairman, - Bcyriil0o'' ~ H. Shelbj
hartman, r., Bna51,,,,5' Henry Nj
Thirteenth Di,,ri% -
wood. chairman, u vi. N.
Fourteenth Di,tic,"pIOG |
chairman d., Bryan; Tho. " \
chairman, I'p Calvert.
Fifteenth Di.trict-B p
chairman, ID. Corsicspo,
goner, chairman, r., Mexis-
sixteenth Di>trict-J, :
chairman, d., Terrell; AMI
chairman, H., Dallas.
seventeenth District-w
chairman. ID, McKinp.,
ochmitz, chairman, L., DeS,,
Eighteenth Di>trlc,-WF
crty. chairman, d.. Gaine.v,
Lebrccht, chairman. d.. Der''
Nineteenth Di,tric,-D r,
chairman, u. Vernon; Low.
chairman, H., Henrietta.
twentieth Di,tric,-Wp
Chairman, d., Fort Wore
Alexander. Chairman. L .Fon
TWcnty.iirst ji.trict-A
hihuuu, chairman. d., llilJ
W. sims, chairman, H., Wax.
iWehty.secoud Disirict-p
@y chairman, -, Waco: Lien,
chairman. Il. Reagan.
TWeuty-third District-J. A
chairman, b.. Bolton.
Twenty fourth District
CAiidcrs, chairman. H.. AUS.
,chutze, chairman, H.. AUST
TWen,y-litth DISTRICT.
Neal, chairman, d Lulit,
Vaughan, chairman, f., Seq.
Twcnty-siXth Dl,trict-k!
chairman, d., Victoria, NN
chairman, X, Victoria.
Twenty.sevcnth Dlstriq-
Kennedy, chairman, d, hyi
City.
Twenty-eighth Dlstrs-
Nchramm, chairman. h ~!
y. belknap, chairman, f.,
tonic.
Twcniy-ninth District =
Clarke, chairman, d., Albsnl
Thirtioth ni,,rict-N. l..
chairman. -, Graubury.
Ihirty-iirst Distri"t-G. '
Chairman, -, Bonham; Lc
donald, chairman, H., Clark,
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Doctors aud Hot>l Rug

Hot Springs failcj entirely 70 cure y.
oral terrible, iuiulcnt running ..1,,
legs, with which have teen NOV. .,,
many yeurs several doctors h''G ~,
To- cure me butfailcd. have .l'el og y:
bottles OBJ. Is. b. made At Atlanta. y.
tho effect has been truly magicalm W.
all heuled and am cured III u
medicines made for purifying llle W.
wonderfully quick cure h!s been eEn
everything else had failed. lout
n iai,y,uild la, done tn business,
have lived here twenty i've yesI;s
health is also improyius, pPpeuE
lion good lslcrp sounily Hhl
b tier. Doctors told me lnat j 'o'|
curod bur y. 3D. b. has cured me- \
It's decidedly the quickest best : .' (
cost blood purifier ever used, u ~ ~
all others, AZ to my ca'g ana C.. u, VA, ma,
To every mcrcnautor professions, i @A,
BlUT. 4 II, NolEls' 'o'"'
Pine Bun Ark May 18th 1882
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The Wild uhAuioms ana ,hr!eklng
worthless Aumbg- ,sn Ike money b |
ing upou tile crsduity aud ignoltI
honest rlbIir, and ti,r SIMPLY of INK II
WORK seems mory fIan Aicgante A
lu, cnuncuaiiouo of facts facts that hGr'
crucial tcs.s-'acts proven by brain HH
tangible evidence, ,hou d sat siy al D.
enterprises but tar yNecruh,e pral
teaching false lieas sud doctlnes n
AgtauiiIeWeut is tulN rcplehtlSb.t
should be- seorncd boy all classes.
when one house tells you tihloldeG
a. d is IL poison simply becau't hai9pFoa'
u.r II. AZ they suppose. you Should .oli Y
all such ~ asrGnt frauds aNl 'Aei Iem I.
~ unworthy public cuundtnce, aoa y
who maxi ,uch As scrtIons doho' khON "
they are u set of uneuytdb'e isho'"uu'"
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exhaustive review II the reply" is
something Juicy and refreshing. 1t
ought TO be read ov every voter in
Texas.
THEY cet money and campai On
workers from Kansas ana Iowa WINE
we se'ar-''m me- sun a, 'ue "oiii ,,'
nary ponce from De' Mo'n',' .'
o"'ance q 'N' "''''''"s' 'o''7 " ''N
Us.
LEI Us -l'e ""' No0N i'"'''
a. A o"''"'s' rto o'''' ''i We '''
'"' " IL '""' - WA ''" " ''' no. Wv ' C.,
N"' ~ % NV. % - - '''''o 0', ~ d, ''''
80. '-' " ~ ''' ,,.,''s' IIt..'.
pror..i. r II 3. rank Aerssy TO al.
cxccr. ~ sew PARTY people. /, isat
home there
~ I,'..' - 90
ON the .uaiea OFT. bending amend.
mont Lee the friends 90. auu-proAi-
biuon give him a big tur4oat. and ne
lope- TO seen great many prohib!
tioni-i- on th'. OCCASION
Tnrla.i Illustrated True Blue from
D,lla.l.nl.i.y 4, La. a fair por.
-
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nj. fingers in his suspondcrs, boast
iugly telling the people that he
carried old Bowie in his pocket
W hen the vote on prohibition is
counted in this county, we will see
how truthful this egotist is in his
MIGHTY bOaSfS
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From o. Texatkana Time.
The Alvarado Bullet'n IL all excel
lent paper ana i making "A good fight
against prohibition. Brother Fohm
IL N MhOln tnam
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Uhc question in iowa

In another column to-dh! We give
au article from ,Ae B2napartc, Iowa,
JourHa. to which we Cali attention,
and which We propose briefly TO no.
ucc. The paper ia question fails to
undef.aua h0v . man occupying
..caapo.itio. a. does GoF. LArraOce
an fal-ify sud mistake in "a msttcr OF
so much rrac cal importance 70 the
uman race o. this same question OF
pIJA .uou IN J. - severe arr gn-
m.ut Of tic chief magistrate Of 1t
own -nte ani Bic lapse from thc
truth must tayc been wide one 10
decd toW.'r.. as sever % icrrcoi
.s III. i-. lu bis rruyt) tic IcNn-
5mm.t;,c tie govern o. Iowa not
Dt -uppro--.- Mc a..aAl truth but
-iuvoy al-i..a- the situation I'M %
most -Lbmctul way y sort time
-t THE LNAWNu. 'rcatod the
nhu-o Of Tie subject which -ccm- o.
b So -.,on mos. rifcu.. in Iowa. ana
wl.ouip- produced distress. dis gust
aid ai.may thc detective or domicu.
lind ro,ice .-it- In search Of ci.nd-
err O. the lass. II meh., one
blood run cold Go read a. the out.
rag of the two officers. Pott- and
Pierce. anG vet tho, men are simply.
ana only the natural outgrow
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STATE CANVASS
Anti-PrOhibitiOniStS.

Appointments Of anti.prohibtion
speakers for saturday, the ilth inst;
Judge J.. {. Alexander McG5csor
=. ~.
VI G. Park. Wet. ,sJp.I..
Judge g. i. Gerald Crawford, D.
7. m.
W Il. Fakes. Patton. 49,. =. ~.
u. H. Hardy tud G.u. EOi,rt-on.
Out! r store. $3.50 /. 49,
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Fro" ,Ae TexsrAaua Times
Ola Ssnctimouy, for some years
past, has been going around, placing
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WE have at last found one man
who ha' read all of the five column
reply OF Carroll 70 Governor Ross.
and that man is the editor OF the
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DAILY EXAMINER.
Largest Circulation in Central lGIaS.
stBSCRIpIION NTIS.
ADVERTIsING-M.rE,.

Advertising rates made Known ou:spp'ica-
ton.
Entered ~ rosIoincc ~ Waco, TcN,, AS see.
ond-olAss mall matter
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THE late rains came just in the
nick oftmc. The corn crop is now
assured, and the cotton cannot all be
Gathered if $50 have but one more
rniu.
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WACO. rEXAs, JUNE. ) 1857

IIoCG's figure, are very trouble,
some.
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Galyc,ton New. His cAustic and
exhaustive review of the reply" is
something Juicy and refreshing. 1t
ought 10 be read ov every voter in
Texas.
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THEY Let money and campaign
workers from Kansas and Iowa while
we getargum n,s sucL a. the domicil.
liary police from De, Moino-. The
balance Ct the advantage rests with
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r~-~--4--=---s . -
DESTRUCTION BY EARTH
QEAkES.

That portion of Southern Europe
lying along the Mediterranean, which
has experienced so dire shaking re-
Gently, had escaped such calamity
for some time previous. Sad as was
the Charleston calamity it was trivial
compared with the earthquake shocks
the Old World receives. Two thou
sand people are reported to have been
killed III the convulsed portions of
Italy and France lately, and it is not
probable that returns are vet com
pleted. Nobody in Geneva dared to
sleep in the house Thursday night;
at ball in the province of Mareno,
the dancers lay dead in heaps as they
fell. People are still fleeing from
Nice and Genoa nnd Cannes north.
ward, and there is alarm in Switzer-
land. This earthquake has been
sufficiently fatal in its results to be
numbered among the great disasters
OF modern times. In 1877, when
Iatanla was oserthrown $4,000 were
buried IN the ruins; 10000 persisted
when Naples was shaken down in
400, aud again in l626 some 10000
lives We're lost. Lisbon was DESTROY.
ed IN 1881 and again in 1853; on the
first occasion 10000 people were en-
quilted and on the second 10000.
but the most destructive earthouakes
recorded are those which in 1893
overthrow "a cities and villages of
Sicily and killed more than 100000
people. Even the destruction of
>clo IN 1881 involved greater loss
OF l'fe-4oo0-than so far appears in
the present case, An earthquake re.
eordlng instrument at Washington re.
ported the earthquake before the
cable and shows that the movement
OF the CONFUSION was at the rate of
800 miles an hour.